Bank branches in Middle Africa in 2020 — 4.65 per 100k. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 588.9%.
2004–2020 · per 100,000 adults
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle Africa
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.65 | +2.03 | +77.83% |
| 2019 | 2.61 | −0.22 | −7.74% |
| 2018 | 2.83 | +0.08 | +2.91% |
| 2017 | 2.75 | +0.01 | +0.36% |
| 2016 | 2.74 | −0.12 | −4.35% |
| 2015 | 2.87 | +0.14 | +5.29% |
| 2014 | 2.72 | +0.02 | +0.93% |
| 2013 | 2.7 | +0.31 | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 2.39 | +0.22 | +10.29% |
| 2011 | 2.17 | +0.19 | +9.78% |
| 2010 | 1.98 | +0.5 | +34.07% |
| 2009 | 1.47 | +0.14 | +10.66% |
| 2008 | 1.33 | +0.15 | +12.26% |
| 2007 | 1.19 | +0.12 | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | +0.2 | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 0.87 | +0.19 | +28.63% |
| 2004 | 0.67 | — | — |
The number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. The indicator was conceived as a measure of access to financial services, but it now calls for care in reading: in countries where banking has moved onto the phone, branches are closing, and a falling value means not a loss of access but a change in its form. The clearest case is Kenya and other countries of East Africa, where mobile money reached the population bypassing branches altogether.
Important: A measure of the physical presence of banks, not of access to financial services. Where mobile payments are widespread, a low value does not indicate financial exclusion.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.